Treatment of Blood Cancer
There are so many different types of cancer treatments are there with different possible benefits, risks and side effects. Slow-growing blood cancers can be survived by taking daily medication, whereas people with faster-growing acute blood cancers may need stronger (intensive) treatments. A stem cell transplant infuses healthy blood-forming stem cells into the body.
Chemotherapy is also one of the anticancer drugs designed to interfere with and halt the growth of cancer cells in the body. Cancer cells are destroyed and relieve pain or discomfort by Radiation therapy. It may also be given before a stem cell transplant.
Types of treatments:
- Intensive treatment / high-intensity treatment
- Chemotherapy
- Stem cell transplantation
- Radiation therapy
- Non-intensive / low-intensity treatment
- Low-dose chemotherapy
- Curative treatment
- Non-curative treatments
- Intensive treatment / high-intensity treatment
- Chemotherapy
- Stem cell transplantation
- Radiation therapy
- Non-intensive / low-intensity treatment